Josh Barro

And so it's different from what's gone on with the law firms, where the administration seems eager to cut these deals with big law firms. And a lot of the deals with the law firms kind of look like the administration isn't actually demanding that much from them. They have to say that they're going to follow employment law, which they already had to do.

They have to do certain pro bono work in certain areas, but those areas are quite broadly defined, such that, you know— If the law firm has to do pro bono work supporting veterans and fighting anti-Semitism, maybe they were doing some of that work already. They can recategorize that or maybe there are areas of sufficiently shared interest that it's not a gross thing for them to be doing.

They have to do certain pro bono work in certain areas, but those areas are quite broadly defined, such that, you know— If the law firm has to do pro bono work supporting veterans and fighting anti-Semitism, maybe they were doing some of that work already. They can recategorize that or maybe there are areas of sufficiently shared interest that it's not a gross thing for them to be doing.

They have to do certain pro bono work in certain areas, but those areas are quite broadly defined, such that, you know— If the law firm has to do pro bono work supporting veterans and fighting anti-Semitism, maybe they were doing some of that work already. They can recategorize that or maybe there are areas of sufficiently shared interest that it's not a gross thing for them to be doing.

Regardless of whether or not the firms are right about this.

Regardless of whether or not the firms are right about this.

Regardless of whether or not the firms are right about this.

We'll see what's coming. But there's a non-crazy case to be made internally at the firms that, you know, well, gee, we're not really agreeing to very much here. The list of demands that they sent to Harvard, there was no way to say, well, gee, we're not really agreeing to very much here. It was basically subjecting Harvard's whole, you know, their academic decisions to politicians in the U.S.

We'll see what's coming. But there's a non-crazy case to be made internally at the firms that, you know, well, gee, we're not really agreeing to very much here. The list of demands that they sent to Harvard, there was no way to say, well, gee, we're not really agreeing to very much here. It was basically subjecting Harvard's whole, you know, their academic decisions to politicians in the U.S.

We'll see what's coming. But there's a non-crazy case to be made internally at the firms that, you know, well, gee, we're not really agreeing to very much here. The list of demands that they sent to Harvard, there was no way to say, well, gee, we're not really agreeing to very much here. It was basically subjecting Harvard's whole, you know, their academic decisions to politicians in the U.S.

government and letting them tell them who to hire and which departments need to be diversified ideologically and all sorts of things. It was a list of demands that looks to me like it was written to get a no from Harvard. If they wanted a yes, they could have written a list of demands that was designed to get the yes in the way that they have done with the law firms.

government and letting them tell them who to hire and which departments need to be diversified ideologically and all sorts of things. It was a list of demands that looks to me like it was written to get a no from Harvard. If they wanted a yes, they could have written a list of demands that was designed to get the yes in the way that they have done with the law firms.

government and letting them tell them who to hire and which departments need to be diversified ideologically and all sorts of things. It was a list of demands that looks to me like it was written to get a no from Harvard. If they wanted a yes, they could have written a list of demands that was designed to get the yes in the way that they have done with the law firms.

I think the administration wants the fight with universities, and Harvard is exceptionally well financially resourced. So they're in an especially good position to say no. But I think that this looks to me like the administration is not actually trying to get the universities to heal, but is trying to get to this fight with the universities.

I think the administration wants the fight with universities, and Harvard is exceptionally well financially resourced. So they're in an especially good position to say no. But I think that this looks to me like the administration is not actually trying to get the universities to heal, but is trying to get to this fight with the universities.

I think the administration wants the fight with universities, and Harvard is exceptionally well financially resourced. So they're in an especially good position to say no. But I think that this looks to me like the administration is not actually trying to get the universities to heal, but is trying to get to this fight with the universities.

They want them to say no, and they've sent such an expansive list of demands because it is designed to get a no out of them. Yeah, sometimes.

They want them to say no, and they've sent such an expansive list of demands because it is designed to get a no out of them. Yeah, sometimes.

They want them to say no, and they've sent such an expansive list of demands because it is designed to get a no out of them. Yeah, sometimes.

I think it's possible, although I think it remains to be seen how effective the law firm strategy is about denying representation to people that the administration doesn't want represented.